Vahperd_Spring2019
• Make the court narrow and short. • Each team alternately initiates points with an easy playable toss (free ball). • Have a serving team P P S S
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Notes: • An easy toss is a two-handed soccer throw- in (rainbow toss) • The base positon is a player’s home, or recovery, position during a game Questions: • Q: What did you do to contain the ball on your side of the court? • A: Control the ball and hit it high. • Q: What did you have to do to play the ball? • A: Read the flight of the ball, anticipate where it was going and move to it. • Q: How did you accomplish this? • A: With an overhead or forearm pass. (Note that the novice might not know the terms but will possibly say, “Like this”, while showing you the actions.) • Q: Which way is best for receiving the serve? 9 • A: Using the forearms.
• Q: Where is a safe place to pass? • A: Into the middle of the court.
Practice Task: Set up: Players are in a triad and use a forearm pass. Goal:
• Pass a playable ball, one that is high and in the middle of the court, so that another player can hit it. • Focus on a medium body posture (knees bent, arms loose, and hands ready) and a flat platform. Conditions: • Players perform three trails before rotating, • The tosser prompts by hitting the side of the ball and then gives a playable toss to the passer, who passes the ball to the target (setter).
• The setter catches the ball and then bounces it back to the tosser. • The setter catches the ball and then bounces it back to the tosser.
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Cues:
• Use a medium Posture • Move your feet to the ball (read and anticipate) • Point your belly button to the target • Keep your thumbs together, and make a flat platform (i.e., forearms level).
SPRING 2019 • VAHPERD • 7
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